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If you like The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Lena Gonzalez-Berrios, Teen Book Match, Teen Blog, Fantasy
08/26/2010 - 2:41pm

Here are some books that I think you will like. I have included a few titles that I have not read myself, but I shared your request with our young adult librarian and she thought they might appeal to you.

One last thing...did you know that we are on Facebook now? We have a page called "Teens@CRRL". Every Wednesday, we have a feature to find out what people are reading. You may want to log in and recommend books that you like to others. It sounds like you would have a lot to share. I hope you will check out the page and join in the discussion.

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Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
12 Weeks of Hot Summer Reads, Caroline Parr, LibraryPoint Blog, Shelf Life Blog, unRequired Reading Blog, Teen Blog, Surviving High School
08/23/2010 - 7:24am

This is Week 12 of a 12-Week series of blog posts reviewing new young adult books. To see all of the reviews, click here.

In Kathryn Erskine's "Mockingbird," Caitlin’s world is black and white, and she likes it that way, whether it’s her view of life or her meticulous monotone drawings. Since The Day Our Life Fell Apart when her brother Devon was killed in a school shooting, she and her widowed father keep to simple routines. This is important to kids like Caitlin, a fifth grader with Asperger’s Syndrome. Clear boundaries make it easier to cope, especially when she’s trying hard to follow her counselor’s advice to Look At The Person and Mind Your Manners. 

As I followed Caitlin through her days at school – meeting with the school counselor when she has a TRM (Tantrum Rage Meltdown), trying dutifully to make friends even though she prefers to be a “team of one” – I began to see the world as Caitlin does. She may be socially inept and literal-minded, but she also has a startling gift for humor and truth-telling. 
 
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The Daughters by Joanna Philbin
12 Weeks of Hot Summer Reads, Adriana Puckett, LibraryPoint Blog, Shelf Life Blog, unRequired Reading Blog, Gutsy Girl Reads, Teen Blog
08/16/2010 - 8:14am

This is Week 11 of a 12-Week series of blog posts reviewing new young adult books. Check back each Monday for a new review.

Imagine that your mom is a world-famous supermodel or actress, like Angelina Jolie - constantly surrounded (and hounded) by the paparazzi. What would your life be like? How would your parent’s fame shape your own childhood, teenage years, and adult hood? This is the premise of The Daughters by Joanna Philbin, a new young adult novel that explores growing up in the shadow of fame, and it how alters (and in many respects doesn’t change) the trials and tribulations of the teenage years.
 
The Daughters follows the life of Lizzie Summers, daughter of a famous supermodel, and Lizzie’s two best friends, Carina and Hudon, daughters of a billionaire media mogul and pop star, respectively. In many respects they are just like many 14 year-olds, trying to navigate through high school academics, crushes on boys, and changing relationships with their parents. But in other ways, their parent’s fame is almost like another character to explore in the book, drawing constantly unwanted attention. 
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